The Indian Express                22.05.2013

NDMC plans underpass leading to Baba Kharak Singh Marg multi-level parking lot

To make the automated multilevel parking on Baba Kharak Singh Marg more accessible for drivers, the New Delhi Municipal Council is planning to construct an underpass from the opposite carriageway.

Officials at NDMC claim that the parking lot has not gained popularity as drivers on the opposite carriageway find it difficult to reach the facility. The drivers, an official said, have to take a full circle in Connaught Place to reach the parking facility.

"The parking facility was supposed to share the vehicles load of CP and surrounding areas. But it did not perform according to the expectation. On analysis, we found that vehicles coming from Gole post office side have to take a full round of Connaught Place to reach automated parking. There is no U-turn on the road. So, we have thought of constructing an underpass," the official said.

The civic agency is working on details of the land required to construct the underpass.

"We have worked out the land required to make this underpass. We found that the underpass may require to cover a portion of the masjid on the road. We have to rework the plan," the official said.

Meanwhile, despite traffic police guidelines and NDMC's decision to close the surface parking near Hanuman Mandir, people are still parking on road.

The official said NDMC's Enforcement department is sending challans to the residences of people whose vehicles were found parked on road. "We are trying, but even this has not proved to be effective," the official said.